Thursday, January 7, 2016

Thoughts on Weaponsman Book Review

One thing I observed in Iraq and this coule be applied in both logistics and Intel gathering is the notoriously short time in theater that the troops spend there.

For example if it was not for the civilian contractors, each new rotation would waste extreme amounts of,time just explaining where the keys, switches and valves are in the infrastructure of each base.

Knowledge gained and insights are not always able to be passed along in the form of fill in the blank forms.

Sometimes that experience is gained by just that. Experience and time.

The same could be said of intel gathering, building relationships, and gaining insight. In Asia for example, trust is not given right away. It takes often times years. Americans have this instant gratification in everything and it colors their intel gathering methods.